Terminus Point Edition (TPE) TPE V0.04 12-14-02
TPE is the TerminusPoint Edition of Terminus. It is a bug fixed and enhanced
version based on Terminus V1.81 code under license from VVisions. TPE is a
product of TerminusPoint.com and not supported by VVisions.
This is a major release of TPE combining a years worth of Server side changes
some Client improvements, bug fixes, and a improved protocol with lower
bandwidth and easily extensible.
A detailed listing of Changes can be found in the file CHANGES.
Known Issues:
Some Mac systems have experianced unusual Video problems. Sometimes running
the original Terminus first has been known to resolve this issue.
There has been a report of Training not working properly on Mac's.
Enhance protocol & features has not been enabled in LOCAL mode. If you want
those features in a stand alone game, you will need to run a dedicated server
and then start a Client seperately.
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Terminus Point Edition (TPE) TPE V0.03 9-30-01
TPE is the TerminusPoint Edition of Terminus. It is a bug fixed and enhanced
version based on Terminus V1.81 code under license from VVisions. TPE is a
product of TerminusPoint.com and not supported by VVisions.
This is mostly a Server side release. If you have V0.02 you do not need to
upgrade unless you are Serving or are having major problems.
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Terminus Point Edition (TPE) TPE V0.02 9-22-01
TPE is the TerminusPoint Edition of Terminus. It is a bug fixed and enhanced
version based on Terminus V1.81 code under license from VVisions. TPE is a
product of TerminusPoint.com and not supported by VVisions.
Specific Changes for Versions can be found in the file CHANGES.
Much effort has been made in keeping backwards compatibility whenever
possible. Any incompatibilities in the V0.xx series are to be considered bugs.
TPE supports two levels of multiplayer protocol. The original V1.2 used by
Terminus and an extended TPE protocol V1.4. TPE Clients & Servers support
autodetection of the protocol to use without conflict with V1.2
Clients/Servers. Currently the benefit of V1.4 is reduced bandwidth usage in
both directions. TPE also uses less bandwidth when a TPE Server is talking to
a non-TPE Client, but additional savings are seen with V1.4. The V1.4 protocol
is also designed to allow adding future extensions which will be ignored and
unused if both ends don't support the extensions. This means that in the
future changes could be added to Servers which newer Clients can take
advantage of without breaking compatibility with older Clients.
Additional effort has been going in (and continues to go in) to finding and
removing bugs in Terminus under the TPE distribution as well as extending and
improving the game.
TODO:
Some saved games won't start under TPE that were created by Terminus.
Additional documentation for all Server & /commands
Examples of how to setup & use Cheer/Taunt files
System specific release notes
Mac version
FAQ
Provide more feedback when executing commands
Still crashes unexpectedly
INSTALL:
1. KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL TERMINUS PROGRAM!
2. MAKE A COPY OF terminus.ctl, running TPE WILL REMOVE COMPATIBILITY
3. Make sure you Terminus has been upgraded to V1.81
4. Install the file(s) in you Terminus directory/folder
5. Run TPE instead of Terminus
NOTES:
Some saved games won't start under TPE that were created by Terminus.
This is being looked into.
We have tried to keep as many items as backwards compatible as possible.
Configuration setting can now permit you to have non-standard values.
This may affect the balance in Story Mode. Most new features are intended
for use in FreeMode or a controlled environment where people know it is odd.
Any commands that changes values while running should be used with caution.
This includes (but not limited to) setconfig.
Additional /commands are not active unless a server password is specified
and /authenticate (password) is used.
ABOUT TPE:
TPE (TerminusPoint Edition) is available free to licensed users of Terminus and
is a product of TerminusPoint.com and supported by http://www.TerminusPoint.com
TPE is NOT SUPPORTED BY VVisions, please to don't contact them with problems.
If you have a Terminus or TPE problem, first check and see if the original
Terminus will work and check the TPE FAQ. TPE is distributed AS-IS and we are
not responsible for anything it may cause, etc and all other legal disclaimers.
TPE may be distributed freely to Terminus users. Use by people without a valid
copy of Terminus is prohibited.
The newest released version of TPE can always be found at
http://www.TerminusPoint.com along with usage information, wish lists, and
other notes.
My thanks to VVisions and the people there for the chance to work on and
improve this great game.
Terminus is a registered trademark of Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Terminus (c) 2000-2001 Vicarious Visions, Inc.